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After a review NASCAR determined that no competitive advantage was gained and safety was not jeopardized.

“We examined this from every aspect we possibly could and determined that there would be no penalties invol­­ved,” said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR’s vice president of competition. “Based upon our inspection and subsequent review, it was our determination that the functionality and safety aspects of the roof flaps were not compromised and the on track competition would not be impacted."

NASCAR has been stingy in 2013 and has handed down a lot of penalties so it is somewhat a surprise that not even a small fine was handed down to the involved teams since the parts were supposed to come a a kit NASCAR gives out. It seems like NASCAR thinks the teams were not in the wrong in this particular situation.

“Moving forward we will work with the roof flap manufacturer and the race teams to evaluate and optimize the associated installation hardware, review the process in its totality and communicate in a timely manner to the garage area any revisions that we determine need to be made," Pemberton said.